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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- She might be a ham, but Rob and Harmonee Falk would rather move than give up their 300-lb Yorkshire pig, Strawberri, who, according to her owners, is just as sweet as her name implies.
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what a darling pig! i could understand making a big deal about her being there if she caused trouble and was a threat but shes not. the town should just look past this. you cant take away a family member just because theyre too big, even if it is a pig

I would hope some form of a grandfather clause would take hold on the situation.
Pigs can really be cleaner than some animals, and it is not hard to remove the pooh. Hope for the best, having raised them before and I can appreciate those that loved arnold, because they are smart creatures. Kipper video can attest to this, green acres lives forever.

I hope this ends well! How wonderful the parents are willing to move to keep their pet even if it means added expense and stress! That is great! Especially for their daughter who sounds like she takes very good care of the pig, I am sure the girl and pig will help each other a lot as they grow up!

I'd like to see the ordinance. Are the llamas and donkeys their neighbors have also being forced to leave? I'm wondering if there's more to this story than is being written. If their neighbors have animals as large or larger than their pig, why are they being targeted?

Is this City comprised of dorks? Why do they waste time on what was viable instead of acting like snobs? More importantly, why do they feel they can change law structure after the fact? Guess the 'monied' members of the community have more say than the real population. How sad. Avoid Pembrooke Pines!

That's great that they would rather move than give up the pig...as a volunteer at a shelter, I've seen all too many animals surrendered when their companions moved. I don't see what this issue is--the pig is well-trained, kept clean, and has plenty of land to rout around on. Sounds to me like some of the neighbors are uptight snobs....

my parents had a condo with an association right on the beach in ac and there were 4 elevators. if you had on beach clothes you could only use the freight elevator and you were not allowed in the loby. how stupid is that they were right on the beach. and you have to pay a big fee just to live their. it used to really make me mad

I don't understand why this family is being given such grief over a pig! Pigs are smarter & cleaner than dogs & they moved to a "farm" town so they can keep her! I'm glad to hear that the family is willing to do anything to keep her & I wish them the best of luck! It's not right for the town/city to go back on their word!

Unbelievable. Here is a family who moved to this town because it was a "farm" town and now they won't let them keep their pig. That's ridiculous! If it was my pet, I wouldn't be able to get rid of him either. I hope everything works out for this family.

I read another article that said there are 10 other pigs in the town. This sounds like it might stem from a dispute with a neighbor. It's a rental property, so there might be other issues involved and they're using this to get them to move. I think the family needs a good lawyer.

I am with the Falk's on this one! The fact that they have had Strawberri for this long, they have plenty of land and it is secured, they take extremely good care of her and she is as docile as she is, really should be considered. There is also the fact that they had received written notice of being able to keep her. Pembroke Pines should leave well enough alone. It's not like Strawberri is posing any threat to anyone.

I hope the town meeting is successful. If more neighbors love Strawberri than not, I don't see what all the fuss is about. One neighbor complains and now the Falk's are faced with either giving up their pet pig or moving....How unfair that is!

What I cannot understand is how you can have 3 ACRES and they have the right to say anything. They have the land to support the animals and if they have lived there that long then they should not be made to move or give up anything. I'm rooting for Strawberri and her family to win. NO punn intended.

There has to be something behind the municipal government changing their minds not once, but twice. Sounds like maybe someone doesn't want the pig in their neighborhood. What difference should one pig make when there are so many other animals there? They seem to be doing everything right for containment, odor, and safety. What's the problem?

Momba, I agree with you. It seems there is only one neighbor complaining as there are other neighbors willing to go to court on behalf of the Falks. I wonder how much pull this one neighbor has...I hope zootoo keeps us apprised on the development of this story.